Roller bearing



April 2, 1940. J. B. BAKER 2,195,795

v ROLLER BEARING Filed July 5. 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 2, 1940. J, BU BAKER' 2,195,795

- ROLLER BEARING Filed July 5, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 2, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE Timken Roller Bearing Company,

Canton,

Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application July 5, 1938, Serial No. 217,421

6 Claims.

My invention relates to roller bearings, particularly to taper roller bearings of the type wherein the vrollers are closely guided between ribs, the rib at the large end of the rollers with- 6 standing the end thrust on said rollers and the rib at the small end guiding the rollers and preventing them from moving away from the thrust rib. The invention has for its principal objects to reduce the noise of such bearings, to accommodate expansion and necessary endwise movement of the rollers, to facilitate lubrication of the rollers and to permit the adjustment of the pressure of the small end rib against the rollers. Other objects and advantages will appear here- '15 inafter. y

The invention consists principally in providing the inner bearing member with a pilot extension on which is supported and guided a iloating rib which is held against the rollers by means of a spring. The invention further consists in the roller bearing and in the parts and combinations and.

arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed. j

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line I-I of Fig. 3 of a roller bearing embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a partial longitudinal section on an enlarged scale, showing the oating thrust rib and directly associated parts;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a double roller bearing embodying my invention,

said bearing being a crank pin bearing of the type shown in Buckwalter Patent No. 1,951,126;

Fig. 5 is'a longitudinal sectional view on an enlarged scale of the middle portion of the bearing of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a partial sectional view on an enlarged scale on the line 6--8 in Fig. 4;

Fig. "I is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a modiiication; and

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 3 8 in Fig. 4.

In. Fig. 1 is shown a cone I or innerv bearing member having an integral thrust rib 2 at the large end of its conical raceway 3, a cup 4 or outer bearing member, conical rollers 5 therebediameter than the small end of the raceway 3 that projects beyond the end of said raceway. Mounted on said cylindrical extension 9 is an annular ring I0 which constitutes a iioating rib for engaging the small ends of said rollers 5. A nut 5 I I is mounted on the threaded end portion of said seat I and a spring |2 is interposed between said nut and said iioating rib I0, the pressure exerted by said spring I2 being determined by the position of said nut I|. Y l0 In Figs. 4 to 6 is shown a crank pin bearing similar to Buckwalter Patent No. 1,951,126. 0n the cylindrical outer end of the crank pin 20 is mounted a bearing cone 2| and on the inner end of said pin 20 is mounted a bearing cone 22 16 whose bore has a cylindrical portion 23 and a tapering portion 24 to conform to the shape of the inner end portion of said crank pin 20. Each cone has a conical raceway 25 tapering toward the middle of the bearing and taper rollers 20 26 are mounted on said raceways. An integral cup 21 or outer bearing member has conical race- Ways 28 for the two series of rollers 26. 'I'he cone .2| has a cylindrical portion 29 projecting beyondthe small end of its raceway and the cone 26 22 has a similar, somewhat longer, cylindrical` projection 33, the ends'of .said cylindrical projections of said cones being spaced apart. Said cones 2| and 22 are held in proper position by means of a spacer sleeve 3| having rabbeted por- `30 tions 32 receiving the ends of said cone extensions. Said spacer sleeve 3| has longitudinal external splines 33. A oating rib 34 mounted on the extension of cone 2| has a sleeve portion 35 that iares inwardly of the bearing and a cy- 35 lindrical end portion 36 which has internal splines 31 tting the splines 33 on said spacer sleeve 3|. A floating rib 33 on the extension of the second cone 22 has a projecting sleeve portion 39 which terminates in a cylindrical portion 40 40 of substantially the same size as and slightly spaced from the cylindrical portion 36 of said first floating rib 34. Said sleeve portion 40 likewise has internal splines 4I tting the splines of said spacer. p 45 In the opposed faces of said oating rib extensions 36 and 40 re alined recesses 42 in which are mounted springs 43. Said springs 43 tend to/force said ribs 34 and 33 away from each other and into engagement with the ends of the rollers 26. The splined construction of Vsaid iiating ribs 34y and 33 and said spacer 3| prevents relative rotation of the floating ribs and thus maintains the alinement of the recesses 42 in which said springs 43 are mounted.

The crank pin has radial passageways 44 therethrough permitting passage of lubricant and the spacer member 3| and the floating ribs 34 and 38 have openings 45 therethrough permitting the passage of lubricant. Longitudinal passageways 45a are provided in the cone bores which communicate with lateral passageways 45h having branches 45c which open into the bearing surfaces of the cones at the bases of the thrust ribs. Thus lubricant from the interior of the hollow crank pin may pass freely to the bearings. The roller engaging faces lof said floating ribs may be given a curvature that will assist in proper lubrication of the rollers. Y

In the modified construction shown in Fig. 7, the spacer member 50 has a central rib 5l in which faces are recesses 52 for receiving springs 53 and cylindrical portions 54 on`either side of said rib. On each cylindrical portion 54 is slidably mounted the iloating rib 55 for one bearing cone. The face of each floating rib 55 adjacent to the rib of the spacer member is provided with recesses 56 for receiving portions of said springs 53. By this arrangement, separate springs 53 are provided for the individual oating ribs 55.

The above described construction provides close guiding of the rollers, which is desirable in some circumstances, and it is particularly intended for 'unusual service conditions wherein the rollers may be so heated as to lengthen or wherein the rollers may be forced axially in the direction of their small ends. The resilient mounting of the floating ribs permits movement of said ribs to accommodate the expansion or movement of the rollers and, at the same time, the spring pressure tends to restore the rollers to their normal position and urges the rollers into contact with the thrust rib. The construction is thus particularly adaptable to mountings wherein the rollers pass from a heavy load zone into a no-load zone and would thus tend to move away from the thrust rib.

Obviously, numerous changes may be made without departing from my invention and I do not wish to be limited to the precise construction shown.

What I claim is:

l. A roller-bearing construction comprising an inner bearing member having an integral rib at one end and a cylindrical extension at the other end, a seat for said bearing member having a threaded portion beyond said extension, rollers on said inner bearing member, a rib sleeved on said cylindrical extension of said inner bearing member and engaging the ends of said rollers, a nut on said threaded portion of said seat and a spring interposed between said nut and said rib.

2. A roller bearing construction comprising spaced bearing members with integral ribs at their remote ends, said bearing members having cylindrical extensions at their adjacent ends, bearing rollers on said bearing members and a spring pressed rib engaging the ends of each series of rollers, said ribs having cylindrical bores sleeved on said cylindrical portions of said bearing members, respectively.

3. A roller bearing construction comprising spaced bearing cones with their small ends opposed, each cone having a cylindrical extension at its small end, a spacer interposed between said cones, rollers on said cones, a floating rib on each of said cone extensions, each rib having a projecting portion fitting over a portion of said spacer and springs engaging said projecting portions of said ribs for yieldably holding said ribs against ,the respective series of rollers.

4. A roller bearing construction comprising spaced bearing cones with their small ends opposed, each cone having a cylindrical extension at its small end, a spacer interposed between said cones, said spacer having external longitudinal splines, rollers on said cones, a floating rib on each of said cone extensions, each rib having a projecting portion with internal splines fitting the splines of said spacer and springs interposed between said projecting portions ofsaid ribs Whereby said ribs are yieldably held against the respective series of rollers.

5. A roller bearing construction comprising spaced bearing cones with their small ends opposed, each cone having a cylindrical extension at its small end, a spacer interposed between said cones, lsaid spacer having external longitudinal splines, rollers on said cones, a oating rib on each of said cone extensions, each rib having a projecting portion with internal splines tting the splines of said spacer and springs interposed between said projecting portions of said ribs whereby said ribs are yieldably held against the respective-series of rollers, said spacer and said extensions of said floating ribs having openings for lubricant therethrough.

6. A roller bearing construction comprising a bearing member having a cylindrical extension at one end, rollers on said bearing member, a floato 

